Ahead of the Budget on Wednesday, the Parent-Infant Foundation has been campaigning hard for the government to extend funding for Start for Life. Currently the programme funding ends on 1 April 2025, and local leaders are worried about the future of services that support babies and their families. Over the summer we surveyed local authorities…
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An overview The Family Hubs and Start for Life programme provides funding for 75 upper-tier Local Authorities to improve services supporting vulnerable babies. Currently funding ends on 1 April 2025. In our response to the government’s consultation, ahead of the 30 October Budget, we urged government to extend Start for Life funding, to avert local service closures. …
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The Parent-Infant Foundation is warning of a crisis in early years support and urging politicians to ‘Speak up for babies’, for Infant Mental Health Awareness Week (10th – 16th June). The charity warns it’s a ‘false economy’ failing to invest in the early years, as it costs the UK £16 billion every year to address…
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